Dogs that our dogs love

[Becka]

I am continually fascinated by the friendships made between dogs at my dog park. Sadie, for example, loves to play with puppies close to her own age. Her two best friends are a five-month-old German Shepherd puppy and a six-month-old retriever/lab mix. Whenever they see each other they joyfully run headlong toward each other as though they didn't just see each other the day before, and proceed to take turns chasing each other, tumbling each other, and generally making mischief. But what's even more interesting to me is which adult dogs Sadie chooses to bestow her affections on (whether they like it or not). She absolutely loves all Great Danes (and large dogs in general), and will follow them all around, jumping up to lick their faces. She also is very partial to a greyhound named Willow, who is utterly indifferent to Sadie's wheedling. As for the other doodles who come to the park (and there are at least four or five regulars), they are very ball-focused and not too interested in the other dogs, and Sadie has never shown much interest in them.

So my question for those of you who spend time in dog parks, or whose dogs spend times with other dogs--what dogs do your dogs love?

[Camus]

I didn't spoke to the pit's owners. And I regret that I didn't do it. 

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

Rooney's best friend ever is a cockapoo named Maggie they are about the same size and they look quite a bit alike.  They adore each other but Maggie's parents are from Canada and they winter here so they have been gone since the end of April.  I can't wait for them to see each other again!  I wonder if they will remember each other.  Right now our dog park is dead!  It is just too hot but in the next 2 months as people start heading south it will pick back up.  Wonder who Stuart will make friends with!

[Hazel & Chester Wayte]

I am too nervous to take Chester to an off leash park- Maybe when he is a bit older. There have been a few pretty bad attacks this summer in my city..where some aggressive dogs were off leash (not at a park mind you) and had actually killed smaller dogs.

Anyway at Chester's Puppy socialization classes he gravitated towards the smaller - less 'dominant' puppies- Liked a little springer spaniel.(A Britnany Spaniel - a hyper dog who was being trained to hunt.)  he wasn't to fond of and would hide behind me or DH instead of playing :(.

He seems to like Adult Retrievers or doodles. Dogs that are calmer and similar colours to himself.

He is meeting more dogs on the walks and I think the classes helped (By week 4 he was more engaged.)

[Becka]

Sadie used to hide behind me when she was a much smaller puppy--she was even afraid of tiny dogs because they were so yappy! It was only a few months ago but it seems so far away!